Shield for pipes



5, 1952 B. w. LANYON 2,605,770

SHIELD FOR PIPES Filed Dec. 2, 1948 Inventor Fig. 4 Burton W. Lanyon WWW m Patented Aug. 5, 1952.

UNITED-TETATES PATENT oEFIcE g 2,605,770 SHIELD FOR PIPES 11 V M Burton Lanyon, Malvern, Ark. Application December 2,19iaseria 1v tg125 1 Claim. (Cl. 1315-228) l I This invention relates generally to smoking equipment and more particularly to an'attachment for the mouthpiece of a'pipe to prevent accumulation of moisture in the mouthpiece and other portions of the pipe.

A primary object of this invention is to provide an attachment for a mouthpiece which will serve as a trap to prevent saliva in the mouth from entering the bore in the mouthpiece.

Another object of this invention, allied to the preceding object, is to prevent direct passage of smoke and air from the mouthpiece into the mouth of the user and vice versa, by means of an end plate provided in the attachment which serves as a baffle disposed adjacent to and across the apertured end of the mouthpiece.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide an attachment of the character mentioned above which will be easily secured on a mouthpiece and easily removed therefrom for cleaning purposes.

Yet another object is to provide an attachment for a'mouthpiece which will function as mentioned above and which will not interfere with the normal use of a pipe.

And a last object to be mentioned specifically is to provide an attachment for the mouthpiece of a pipe which is relatively inexpensive and practicable to manufacture and which will give generally efficient and durable service.

With these objects definitely in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of elements and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail in the specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a material part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pipe with this attachment operatively mounted upon the mouthpiece of the pipe;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the attachment, with a portion of the mouthpiece in elevation, positioned in respect thereto as when the attachment is operatively applied 7 on such a mouthpiece;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view, taken substantially upon the line 3-3 in Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of this attachment in inverted position.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical elements and portions throughout the specification and throughout the different views in the drawings,

. V. 2 Referring now to' the drawings in detail, this inventio-n 'is adaptedto be used with an environ- "mentincluding a pipe-having a bowl I0, a stem lz and a mouthpiece- 14. The mouthpiece will ordinarily have an integral enlarged terminal l6'and the usual bore I8 will, of course, extend to the extremity of the terminal IS.

The attachment includes an elongated plate 20 of a suitable resilient metal which is concave-convex in cross section and curved at one end 2|. A bafiie or end plate 22 is formed integrally with the elongated plate 20 and is disposed normal to the longitudinal axis of the elongated plate. The end plate 22 will be substantially co-dimensional with the adjacent end of the mouthpiece M.

A pair of oppositely disposed ears 24 may be formed integrally with an intermediate portion of the elongated plate 20 and will extend laterally therefrom and curve toward each other to encircle the mouthpiece [4 immediately behind the enlarged terminal IB of the mouthpiece, thereby securing the attachment in place. These ears 24 will preferably be of resilient material so that the attachment can be sprung out of engagement with the mouthpiece when it is desired to clean the same. The ears 24 and the other portions of the attachment are so proportioned that the end plate 22 will normally be spaced a small distance from the extreme end of the terminal IE to allow passage of gases between the mouthpiece and themouth of the user. It should also be carefully noted that the various elements described above are so proportioned that the elongated plate is spaced at its center a considerable distance from the adjacent portions of the mouthpiece M. This is accomplished without having the attachment loosely secured on the mouthpiece by reason of the contact of the elongated plate with the heel portion 28 of the terminal l6, such a terminal being provided in nearly all pipe mouthpieces and by the taper of the mouthpiece, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of this invention will be clearly understood from a consideration of the foregoing description of the mechanical details thereof, taken in connection with the above recited objects and in connection with the drawings. In recapitulation, the'end plate 22 will act as a baffle and the space 26 between the mouthpiece and the elongated plate 20 will serve as a trap for moisture. Furthermore, moisture collecting on the inner surface of the end plate 22 will tend to drain downwardly into this space 26. In view of the simple character of this invention, further description would appear to be unnecessary.

Minor variation from the embodiment described herein may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of this invention and the scope thereof should be determined only in accordance with a proper interpretation of the terms used in the sub-joined claim.

Having described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

The combination with a smoking pipe com- -prising a mouthpiece including a tapered head on one end portion, of an attachment comprising an elongated metallic plate of substantially concavo-convex transverse section mounted longitudinally beneath said one endportion of the mouthpiece in engagement tvith the head and projecting therebeyond, resilient attaching arms on the longitudinal edges of the plate embracing the mouthpiece adjacent the head, and an integral bafiie upstanding on one end portion of the plate in spaced, opposed relation to the head, said one end portion of the plate and BURTON W. LANYON.

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